"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

Read more...

Stand up straight

green69

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jul 10, 2005
Messages
308
Reaction score
2
Age
40
Appear taller, look more confident, feel more confident. That is all.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

Read more...

zekko

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 6, 2009
Messages
16,802
Reaction score
10,036
Standing up straight seems pretty obvious, but I used to slump when I was a teenager. Proselytiser has a good point about keeping you chin parallel to the ground, I used to let my head slump forward. I had a friend who was very good with women. His mother always used to tell me to stand up straight. Looking back, it's no wonder he was good with girls, he was probably getting good advice on how to present himself right from the start.

My parents were great in other ways, but they didn't try to correct my posture. Or if they did, I didn't listen to them. Things like that can sometimes carry more weight coming from someone outside the family.
 

Don Israel

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 24, 2009
Messages
134
Reaction score
0
Location
Montreal, CA
Let's not forget to take more time than the usual when we're walking... it adds finesse and class.

There's no reason to walk like a hungry dinosaur that's trying to get from point A to B.....
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

Read more...

Leporello

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 18, 2003
Messages
955
Reaction score
13
Location
DC
keep your head up too.
 

zekko

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 6, 2009
Messages
16,802
Reaction score
10,036
Let's not forget to take more time than the usual when we're walking... it adds finesse and class.
I've been doing the slow cool deliberate walk lately, I like it.
I remember reading in the past that if you walk fast, people will think that you have a busy life and a lot of important things to do, so that's kind of the opposite. But I've seen the slow walk recommended a lot too, and it's most likely better if you're going to be engaging people as you go.
 
Top